Tenika Watson’s memoirs published
A dream has come true for Tenika Watson. The 63-year-old transgender woman’s memoirs were published earlier this month as an eBook...
Local students honored with Lax Scholarship
Next month, the Bread & Roses Community Fund will honor four young gay men for their leadership within the community. The...
N.J. district to meet with family of trans student
After a public dustup, a New Jersey school this week announced it would work with the family of one of its students to respect...
State agency: No public hearing in Morris appeal
The state Office of Open Records this week denied PGN’s request for a public hearing in its appeal for key records in the Nizah...
New LGBT film fest to debut
A new LGBT film festival — qFLIX — is coming to Philadelphia next month. Thom Cardwell, who has been involved in...
Philly AIDS Thrift to reopen Giovanni’s Room
The doors to the nation’s oldest LGBT bookstore have been closed all summer. But a deal was inked last week that will reopen them....
Benefits dispute resolved at SEPTA
A union-management squabble that temporarily prevented SEPTA’s union workers from accessing workplace benefits for their same-sex spouses has been resolved. The...
Sisters building slated for reopening as straight bar
One year after the shuttering of the city’s longest-running lesbian bar, the building is being readied for reopening as a non-LGBT venue. ...
Bridal store under fire for refusing lesbian couple
A bridal store in Bloomsburg denied services to a same-sex couple last week. Outrage sparked online after a woman shared a...
Appeal filed for Morris records
PGN filed an appeal with the state Office of Open Records this week, asking that it direct the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to release...
LGBT youth program to host first gala
Q Spot Philly, an initiative that offers LGBTQ youth resources, information, entertainment and social opportunities, will host its first gala next month. ...
Fredia Hurdle, Whitewood plaintiff, 50
Fredia Hurdle, who was among more than two-dozen people who successfully sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to secure marriage equality, died last week, after...
Dave O’Hara, political consultant, 30
Dave O’Hara, a local political consultant, died July 28 at his home from a genetic heart condition. He was 30. O’Hara...
Wedding: Ron Presby and Bob Shuman
August 4 was an emotional, long-awaited day for Ron Presby and Bob Shuman. The couple met 35 years ago at...
Sims, small biz join for health-insurance effort
On Tuesday, state Rep. Brian Sims (D-182nd Dist.) and the Get Covered America campaign hit the pavement to talk with LGBT-friendly small businesses in...
Day in the Life Of: a police officer, Ciante Bradley
“This is normal for us, but it’s not for them; you’re walking into these people’s worst days. You have to remember that.” ...
Aug. 15-21, 2014
Fundraiser for AIDS Law Project The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania will hold its annual summer-movie party Aug. 15 at the William Way LGBT...
Plans finally moving at The Lincoln
After eight years of blighting the Gayborhood, the Lincoln Apartments is finally about to see a new day. Construction crews are...
Local bridal shop turns away lesbian couple
A bridal shop in Bloomsburg reportedly denied wedding gowns to a same-sex couple because of their sexual orientation. According to Bloom...
IBA named top LGBT chamber in country
The Independence Business Alliance, Philadelphia’s LGBT chamber of commerce, last week received the 2014 Chamber of the Year Award from the National Gay and...
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